29 Series · SOC 29-1216
General Internal Medicine Physicians Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $256,560
- Median / year
- $475,430
- Top 10% earn
- +3.3%
- Growth '23–'33
- 67,150
- US workers
General Internal Medicine Physicians earn a median of $256,560 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $256,560, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $73,570 (10th percentile) to $475,430 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 67,150 US workers. Georgia pays the most ($425,460), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
General Internal Medicine Physicians earn a median of $256,560, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 98% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #17 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.3% by 2033.
- $256,560
- Median annual wage
- Top 2%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #17 of 71
- in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
- 6.5×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Georgia at $425,460. Typical entry-level education: Doctoral or professional degree.
General Internal Medicine Physicians (SOC 29-1216) pays a national median of $256,560 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $73,570 at the 10th percentile to $475,430 at the 90th, with a mean of $267,200 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 67,150 Americans work in this occupation across 46 reporting states and 160 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 2,100 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Doctoral or professional degree and internship/residency of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.7 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Georgia pays the highest state median at $425,460, which is +66% above the national figure. The top metro is South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI at $485,900 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$256,560
per year
Median Hourly
$123.35/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$267,200
average
Employment
67,150
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where General Internal Medicine Physicians pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$256,560 Top 2% higher than 98% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 29-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is General Internal Medicine Physicians; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 25 29-series occupations with growth data, General Internal Medicine Physicians sits on the slower-growing side at +3.3% growth and $256,560 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.3%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
2,100
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Doctoral or professional degree
On-the-Job Training
Internship/residency
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.7/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for General Internal Medicine Physicians roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.
- ▸ Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, or problems of the lung, brain, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract.
- ▸ Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
- ▸ Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza or pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
- ▸ Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital.
- ▸ Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
- ▸ Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
- ▸ Make diagnoses when different illnesses occur together or in situations where the diagnosis may be obscure.
- ▸ Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary.
- ▸ Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$73,570
25th Percentile
$124,470
Median
$256,560
75th Percentile
$374,850
90th Percentile
$475,430
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | $425,460 | +66% above national |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $379,490 | +48% above national |
| 3 | Minnesota | $373,700 | +46% above national |
| 4 | Wisconsin | $367,160 | +43% above national |
| 5 | Alaska | $366,080 | +43% above national |
| 6 | South Carolina | $359,500 | +40% above national |
| 7 | Idaho | $355,390 | +39% above national |
| 8 | Washington | $340,010 | +33% above national |
| 9 | North Dakota | $338,400 | +32% above national |
| 10 | Utah | $331,720 | +29% above national |
| 11 | Mississippi | $325,610 | +27% above national |
| 12 | Guam | $324,920 | +27% above national |
| 13 | Maine | $316,880 | +24% above national |
| 14 | Indiana | $314,390 | +23% above national |
| 15 | California | $313,890 | +22% above national |
| 16 | Alabama | $311,180 | +21% above national |
| 17 | Colorado | $299,990 | +17% above national |
| 18 | North Carolina | $289,780 | +13% above national |
| 19 | Massachusetts | $285,250 | +11% above national |
| 20 | South Dakota | $280,520 | +9% above national |
| 21 | Texas | $269,110 | +5% above national |
| 22 | Oregon | $268,570 | +5% above national |
| 23 | Maryland | $260,410 | +2% above national |
| 24 | Arizona | $259,320 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Ohio | $249,990 | 3% below national |
| 26 | Kentucky | $241,530 | 6% below national |
| 27 | Arkansas | $233,130 | 9% below national |
| 28 | Tennessee | $232,220 | 9% below national |
| 29 | New Hampshire | $229,210 | 11% below national |
| 30 | Vermont | $228,670 | 11% below national |
| 31 | District of Columbia | $223,250 | 13% below national |
| 32 | Florida | $222,600 | 13% below national |
| 33 | Nebraska | $221,360 | 14% below national |
| 34 | Missouri | $216,570 | 16% below national |
| 35 | Oklahoma | $216,570 | 16% below national |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | $213,310 | 17% below national |
| 37 | Louisiana | $210,390 | 18% below national |
| 38 | Connecticut | $208,000 | 19% below national |
| 39 | New York | $183,460 | 28% below national |
| 40 | Michigan | $149,990 | 42% below national |
| 41 | Illinois | $140,680 | 45% below national |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | $133,120 | 48% below national |
| 43 | Iowa | $122,920 | 52% below national |
| 44 | Nevada | $114,090 | 56% below national |
| 45 | New Jersey | $89,990 | 65% below national |
| 46 | West Virginia | $72,680 | 72% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $485,900 | +89% above national |
| 2 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $459,790 | +79% above national |
| 3 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $430,970 | +68% above national |
| 4 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $416,860 | +62% above national |
| 5 | Jackson, TN | $412,460 | +61% above national |
| 6 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $385,880 | +50% above national |
| 7 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $379,490 | +48% above national |
| 8 | Tulsa, OK | $377,580 | +47% above national |
| 9 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $376,690 | +47% above national |
| 10 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $374,680 | +46% above national |
| 11 | Ithaca, NY | $370,320 | +44% above national |
| 12 | Lincoln, NE | $369,980 | +44% above national |
| 13 | Worcester, MA | $369,930 | +44% above national |
| 14 | Anchorage, AK | $366,650 | +43% above national |
| 15 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $361,590 | +41% above national |
| 16 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $360,610 | +41% above national |
| 17 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $358,050 | +40% above national |
| 18 | Boise City, ID | $355,390 | +39% above national |
| 19 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $354,430 | +38% above national |
| 20 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $351,670 | +37% above national |
| 21 | Bismarck, ND | $351,580 | +37% above national |
| 22 | Florence, SC | $348,250 | +36% above national |
| 23 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $347,870 | +36% above national |
| 24 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $344,930 | +34% above national |
| 25 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $344,220 | +34% above national |
| 26 | York-Hanover, PA | $344,040 | +34% above national |
| 27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $340,010 | +33% above national |
| 28 | Colorado Springs, CO | $339,290 | +32% above national |
| 29 | Fargo, ND-MN | $338,400 | +32% above national |
| 30 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $336,330 | +31% above national |
| 31 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $334,890 | +31% above national |
| 32 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $334,330 | +30% above national |
| 33 | Birmingham, AL | $334,100 | +30% above national |
| 34 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $333,880 | +30% above national |
| 35 | Jackson, MS | $333,460 | +30% above national |
| 36 | Duluth, MN-WI | $333,090 | +30% above national |
| 37 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $331,200 | +29% above national |
| 38 | Toledo, OH | $330,220 | +29% above national |
| 39 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $330,200 | +29% above national |
| 40 | Madison, WI | $329,670 | +28% above national |
| 41 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $329,330 | +28% above national |
| 42 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $326,090 | +27% above national |
| 43 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $324,150 | +26% above national |
| 44 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $322,890 | +26% above national |
| 45 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $321,150 | +25% above national |
| 46 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $319,700 | +25% above national |
| 47 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $317,680 | +24% above national |
| 48 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $316,730 | +23% above national |
| 49 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $314,720 | +23% above national |
| 50 | Knoxville, TN | $314,020 | +22% above national |
| 51 | Bloomington, IN | $307,510 | +20% above national |
| 52 | Visalia, CA | $307,430 | +20% above national |
| 53 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $305,810 | +19% above national |
| 54 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $305,040 | +19% above national |
| 55 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $304,390 | +19% above national |
| 56 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $303,980 | +18% above national |
| 57 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $303,930 | +18% above national |
| 58 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $303,680 | +18% above national |
| 59 | Muncie, IN | $303,660 | +18% above national |
| 60 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $299,990 | +17% above national |
| 61 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $299,920 | +17% above national |
| 62 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $298,620 | +16% above national |
| 63 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $296,980 | +16% above national |
| 64 | Winston-Salem, NC | $293,840 | +15% above national |
| 65 | Hot Springs, AR | $292,120 | +14% above national |
| 66 | Pittsburgh, PA | $291,570 | +14% above national |
| 67 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $291,200 | +14% above national |
| 68 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $291,090 | +13% above national |
| 69 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $291,060 | +13% above national |
| 70 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $289,840 | +13% above national |
| 71 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $289,780 | +13% above national |
| 72 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $289,470 | +13% above national |
| 73 | Missoula, MT | $288,870 | +13% above national |
| 74 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $288,290 | +12% above national |
| 75 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $284,630 | +11% above national |
| 76 | Spartanburg, SC | $284,250 | +11% above national |
| 77 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $282,200 | +10% above national |
| 78 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $281,100 | +10% above national |
| 79 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $281,050 | +10% above national |
| 80 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $280,370 | +9% above national |
| 81 | New Haven, CT | $277,290 | +8% above national |
| 82 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $276,520 | +8% above national |
| 83 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $274,410 | +7% above national |
| 84 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $269,700 | +5% above national |
| 85 | Syracuse, NY | $269,270 | +5% above national |
| 86 | Tucson, AZ | $264,320 | +3% above national |
| 87 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $263,160 | +3% above national |
| 88 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $259,320 | +1% above national |
| 89 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $256,940 | same as national |
| 90 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $256,790 | same as national |
| 91 | Columbus, OH | $249,990 | 3% below national |
| 92 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $243,230 | 5% below national |
| 93 | Fayetteville, NC | $243,080 | 5% below national |
| 94 | El Paso, TX | $240,990 | 6% below national |
| 95 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $240,020 | 6% below national |
| 96 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $236,970 | 8% below national |
| 97 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $236,920 | 8% below national |
| 98 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $232,220 | 9% below national |
| 99 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $228,950 | 11% below national |
| 100 | Pittsfield, MA | $228,740 | 11% below national |
| 101 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $228,550 | 11% below national |
| 102 | Jacksonville, FL | $228,220 | 11% below national |
| 103 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $228,210 | 11% below national |
| 104 | Reno, NV | $228,200 | 11% below national |
| 105 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $227,660 | 11% below national |
| 106 | Roanoke, VA | $227,320 | 11% below national |
| 107 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $227,140 | 11% below national |
| 108 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $226,060 | 12% below national |
| 109 | Asheville, NC | $225,830 | 12% below national |
| 110 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $224,240 | 13% below national |
| 111 | Albany, GA | $223,400 | 13% below national |
| 112 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $223,250 | 13% below national |
| 113 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $221,400 | 14% below national |
| 114 | Springfield, IL | $218,310 | 15% below national |
| 115 | Oklahoma City, OK | $216,570 | 16% below national |
| 116 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $216,300 | 16% below national |
| 117 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $215,420 | 16% below national |
| 118 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $214,620 | 16% below national |
| 119 | Lexington Park, MD | $213,780 | 17% below national |
| 120 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $209,950 | 18% below national |
| 121 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $209,080 | 19% below national |
| 122 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $208,510 | 19% below national |
| 123 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $207,230 | 19% below national |
| 124 | Corpus Christi, TX | $206,410 | 20% below national |
| 125 | Lafayette, LA | $201,140 | 22% below national |
| 126 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $199,310 | 22% below national |
| 127 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $195,960 | 24% below national |
| 128 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $186,700 | 27% below national |
| 129 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $186,600 | 27% below national |
| 130 | Omaha, NE-IA | $185,110 | 28% below national |
| 131 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $180,790 | 30% below national |
| 132 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $179,390 | 30% below national |
| 133 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $174,990 | 32% below national |
| 134 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $165,500 | 35% below national |
| 135 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $163,590 | 36% below national |
| 136 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $159,330 | 38% below national |
| 137 | Salisbury, MD | $152,700 | 40% below national |
| 138 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $149,990 | 42% below national |
| 139 | Glens Falls, NY | $140,720 | 45% below national |
| 140 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $136,610 | 47% below national |
| 141 | Binghamton, NY | $129,660 | 49% below national |
| 142 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $127,190 | 50% below national |
| 143 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $114,090 | 56% below national |
| 144 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $107,480 | 58% below national |
| 145 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $105,960 | 59% below national |
| 146 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $99,840 | 61% below national |
| 147 | Iowa City, IA | $82,590 | 68% below national |
| 148 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $81,550 | 68% below national |
| 149 | Rochester, NY | $78,990 | 69% below national |
| 150 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $74,680 | 71% below national |
| 151 | Johnson City, TN | $73,290 | 71% below national |
| 152 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $69,840 | 73% below national |
| 153 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $68,870 | 73% below national |
| 154 | Billings, MT | $68,850 | 73% below national |
| 155 | Jonesboro, AR | $67,830 | 74% below national |
| 156 | Tyler, TX | $65,810 | 74% below national |
| 157 | Odessa, TX | $65,630 | 74% below national |
| 158 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $63,800 | 75% below national |
| 159 | Charleston, WV | $63,540 | 75% below national |
| 160 | Rockford, IL | $63,430 | 75% below national |
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How to use General Internal Medicine Physicians pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $374,850/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: Georgia leads at $425,460/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
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